A Division
"1" train"2" train"3" train"4" train"5" train"6" train"7" train
42nd Street Shuttle (42nd Street)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Minimum radius147.25 ft (44.88 m)[1]

The A Division, also known as the IRT Division,[2] is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and the 42nd Street Shuttle.[3] These lines and services were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company before the 1940 city takeover. A Division cars are narrower, shorter, and lighter than those of the B Division, measuring 8.6 by 51 feet (2.62 by 15.54 m).[4][5]

List of lines

The following lines are part of the A Division (services shown in parentheses; lines with colors next to them are trunk lines):

Station service legend
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops weekdays in the peak direction only
Time period details
Disabled access Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Disabled access ↑ Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
in the indicated direction only
Disabled access ↓
Elevator access to mezzanine only

Service history

Numbers were assigned to subway services in 1948:[6]

Name North end/type
1 Seventh Avenue Local (all times) Broadway
2 Seventh Avenue Express (all times except late nights) White Plains Road
3 Seventh Avenue Express (all times) Lenox Avenue
4 Lexington Avenue Express (all times except late nights) Jerome
5 Lexington Avenue Express (all times except late nights) White Plains Road
6 Lexington Avenue Local (all times) Pelham Bay Park
7 Flushing Express peak direction (rush hours) Flushing
Flushing Local (all times) Flushing

The 42nd Street Shuttle and Bowling Green–South Ferry Shuttle also provided subway services, and elevated service remained on the Third Avenue Line and Polo Grounds Shuttle.

See also

References

  1. ^ "BMT and IRT Curve Radii". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "New Technology Trains - A Division". nycsubway.org. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Sims, Calvin (June 30, 1990). "Alphabet Soup: Telling an IRT From a BMT". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "NYC Fun Facts: Not All NYC Subway Trains Are the Same Size". Untapped Cities. August 2, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Second Avenue Subway Draft Environmental Impact Statement, "Glossary" (PDF). (45.6 KiB)
  6. ^ Merelli, Annalisa (December 4, 2015). "The history behind New York City's missing subway lines". Quartz. Retrieved July 11, 2018.


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